September 2007 Calendar

• 09/03 Labor Day
• 09/08 Auditions for V-DAY 2008 / The Vagina Monolgues. MN Valley NOW has partnered with The Chameleon Theatre Circle for V-DAY 2008 in February 2008. The Vagina Monologues is a collection of monologues read by a number of different actresses. A recurring theme throughout the production is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment and individuality. The Vagina Monologues is performed annually around the world to bring attention to V-Day in thousands of cities and colleges. The performances generally benefit rape crisis centers and similar resource centers for women. The Chameleon Theatre Circle will hold auditions on Saturday, September 8 and on Monday, September 10 at the Arts at River Ridge at 109 River Ridge Circle in Burnsville, Minnesota (formerly known as the Minnesota River School of Fine Arts). Each candidate will have three minutes to perform a monologue. Auditions will be by appointment only. Please e-mail andi@seetheatre.org or call 952-937-5645 to set up your audition time.
• 09/10 Auditions for V-DAY 2008 / The Vagina Monologues (See above.)
• 09/11 Fergus Falls Area NOW Chapter Meeting and Potluck, 5:30 p.m. Second Tuesdays September through May. For additional information contact Tanya at fergusfallsareanow@yahoo.com
• 09/12 First day of Ramadan
• 09/12 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
• 09/14 Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) was born on this day. She started the fight for legal birth control in 1914 and founded International Planned Parenthood Federation in 1953.
• 09/15 MN NOW State Board Meeting 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. State Board business meeting. MN Women’s Building (Large Conference Room) – 550 Rice St. – St. Paul MN 55103. FFI: MN NOW, 651-222-1605 or mnnow@mnnow.org
• 09/17 2007 Fall Community Fest Co-sponsored with the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District Community Education Services, Prior Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Savage Chamber of Commerce. The event is open to the public at no cost. Prior Lake High School, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
• ‘Rape Is Indefensible’ Coalition RallyThis is a multi-coalition effort and you are invited to stand together with the National Organization for Women to tell Earl Gray, and those who believe as he does, that sex with an unconscious woman is rape, and that Rape is Indefensible. The Rally is tentatively set to occur simultaneously with the next pretrial hearing on September 18, 2007 from 9am to 10am with a press conference at 9:45. We will post additional details as they are made available. Please email MN Valley NOW if you are interested in participating in the event and/or helping to prepare signs and materials for the rally.
• 09/27 MN Valley NOW Chapter Meeting.7:00 p.m. Business Meeting. 7:30 p.m. Featured Speaker Minnesota House Rep. Shelley Madore. Location: Prior Lake Public Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. S., Prior Lake, MN. For additional information email MN Valley NOW.
• 09/29 Minnesota NOW Political Action Committee (PAC) Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Minnesota Women’s Building, 550 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN. For more information email Minnesota NOW or call 651-222-1605.